[jambutty]

Originally Posted by entwisi

Could I make a suggestion for a temporary section in Anything Goes,

Idea is as follows

Basically those that can be bothered write up an election manifesto with how they would run the country, then at a predetermined time we have an election. The manifestos should be realistic and you can challange if you thought it couldn't be backed up within each persons thread. e.g. its useless saying "I'd abolish tax" as its clearly not viable, saying I'd drop rates to 10% for up to £30 with an increase in higher rate tax to compensate is.

anyone think its a good idea? I have a basic idea of what I'd do if running the country, i think it would be good to see what others think or even to see new ideas.

Your idea does have some merit and it would be an interesting exercise to see how responding members view their country and what they would do about it.

At the head of every thread you can read:

General ChatGeneral chat - common sense in here please. Decent serious discussions to be enjoyed by everyone!

I recently read a comment in another thread that stated, “we don’t do serious here.” I think that that says it all.

Sadly, as has already happened, the concept has been hijacked by some with what they probably see as witty repartee. Par for the forum I guess! Fortunately mick has weeded out most of the silly banter and dumped them in another thread so that this thread might just have a chance of achieving its aims.

The other sad part is that if someone is fool enough to enter into the idea with a seriousness that it deserves, if it ever does come to a vote, some people will probably vote according to who wrote their manifesto rather than on the content.

But I’m willing to stick my head above the parapet so I will give it a go.

Get your knives out and get them sharpened members and let’s see where this takes us.